BJP CMs and allies rejecting CAA, but Modi and Amit Shah continue to abuse Oppn, Says Congress

Taking a jibe at Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that NDA constituents and chief ministers of the ruling BJP were not accepting the amended Citizenship Act but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he continued to abuse the opposition.

New Delhi: Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala taking a jibe at Home Minister Amit Shah said that NDA constituents and chief ministers of the ruling BJP were not accepting the amended Citizenship Act but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he continued to abuse the opposition.

He said, "Amit Shahji, Modiji and you have been made by the public to work as prime minister and home minister and not abuse the opposition leaders."

Surjewala further added "Your allies are not accepting the divisive CAA, your own chief ministers are not accepting the CAA," said Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala referring to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for not accepting CAA in his state.

Sonowal gave a fresh twist to the debate over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), after he tweeted, saying, "As a son of Assam, I will never settle foreigners in my state. This Sarbananda Sonowal will never allow this...."

• As a son of Assam, I will never settle foreigners in my state. This Sarbananda Sonowal will never allow this...
  https://t.co/vjoexMdicj

  — Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) January 2, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  As a son of Assam, I will never settle foreigners in my state. This Sarbananda Sonowal will never allow this...
  https://t.co/vjoexMdicj

  — Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) January 2, 2020

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  As a son of Assam, I will never settle foreigners in my state. This Sarbananda Sonowal will never allow this...
  https://t.co/vjoexMdicj

  — Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) January 2, 2020

Surjewala made the comment a day after he challenged PM Narendra Modi to dismiss Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal for saying that he would not allow foreigners to settle in his state.

Hitting out at Amit Shah, another Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said, "There is no benefit of Congressmen by supporting those students who protested against CAA."

"Instead of pointing out at Congress, he (Shah) should look after the country's growing unemployment, increased in fares of rail tickets and rising inflation"

Surjewala earlier dared Modi to dismiss his own chief minister for openly opposing the amended Citizenship Act and declare him an "anti-national" for doing so.

"Mr Prime Minister, Stop fooling India! Your own CM is openly opposing CAA. Will you now declare him 'anti-national'? I challenge you to dismiss him before criticising the opposition," he wrote on Twitter.

• अमित शाह जी,
  
  विपक्षी नेताओं को गाली देना छोड़ अपने गिरेबान में झांकिए।
  
  आपके अपने CM सरबानंद सोनोवाल ने ही विभाजनकारी CAA को मानने से इनकार कर दिया है
  
  NRC पर मोदी जी आपकी बात काटते हैं।
  
  CAA पर आपके मुख्य मंत्री आपकी बात काटते हैं
  
  अपनी खीज विपक्ष और देश पर क्यों निकाल रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/sbPEmCBsMN

  — Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 3, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  अमित शाह जी,
  
  विपक्षी नेताओं को गाली देना छोड़ अपने गिरेबान में झांकिए।
  
  आपके अपने CM सरबानंद सोनोवाल ने ही विभाजनकारी CAA को मानने से इनकार कर दिया है
  
  NRC पर मोदी जी आपकी बात काटते हैं।
  
  CAA पर आपके मुख्य मंत्री आपकी बात काटते हैं
  
  अपनी खीज विपक्ष और देश पर क्यों निकाल रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/sbPEmCBsMN

  — Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 3, 2020

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  अमित शाह जी,
  
  विपक्षी नेताओं को गाली देना छोड़ अपने गिरेबान में झांकिए।
  
  आपके अपने CM सरबानंद सोनोवाल ने ही विभाजनकारी CAA को मानने से इनकार कर दिया है
  
  NRC पर मोदी जी आपकी बात काटते हैं।
  
  CAA पर आपके मुख्य मंत्री आपकी बात काटते हैं
  
  अपनी खीज विपक्ष और देश पर क्यों निकाल रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/sbPEmCBsMN

  — Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) January 3, 2020

Surjewalal remarks came after Home Minister Amit Shah has launched a fierce attack on Congress and opposition while addressing a rally in support of CAA, against which the country has seen violent protests over several weeks.

In the rally Shah throwing a challenge to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for debate, said, "Rahul Baba kanoon padha hai toh kahin par bhi charcha karne ke liye aajao. Nahi padha hai toh main Italian mein bhi iska anuvaad karke apko bhej deta hun, usko padh lijiye (Rahul Baba, if you have read the law please come anywhere for a debate on it. If you haven't read the law, I can help you with an Italian translation of it, please read the law)."

The BJP chief went on with his attack on Congress and said, "For vote-bank politics, Congress party is speaking against a great personality like Veer Savarkar as well. Congressmen should be ashamed of themselves."